AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Greece > Smithsonite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 44545 |
Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece |
Description: | Translucent green smithsonite with silky surface luster in finger-shaped aggregates up to 22 mm long lining the inside of a shallow cavity. One of the fingers has broken off revealing layered internal growth. ca. 1900 |
Overall Size: | 11x9x5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-3 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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